Military Hush-Up: Incoming Space Rocks Now Classified

After seeing the previews for 2012 the theories of there being something on the scope of a meteor barage seems kind of scary. I would hope that this
is not why they did this but I guess we will know some day.

After all that, they are now saying that the data will be available to civilians after all...

Military Seeks Common Ground with Scientists on Fireball Data Flap

Digging in on this story is not easy. Military higher-ups and the agencies involved are guarded about how potent their satellite sensors are as they
stare at Earth for nuclear detonations, missile launches and the like.

In a new exclusive interview with SPACE.com, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Rego, who is in charge of the policy guidance behind the data
release, said the Air Force Space Command is "circling the wagons" to close some loopholes in the dissemination of potentially sensitive
information.

U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher said he's monitoring the situation and expects a solution that favors the needs of scientists.

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